Wire-coating apparatus



W. H. RIECHERS.

WIRE`COAT|NG APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I9. I9I9.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

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a citizen of' the .United States, residing at Hammond; in =the county' oiiLalre and State of Indiana, have invented new'an'd useful l Improvements in l/llire-Coating' Apparatus,

of which Athe following lis av speciiication;A

' Thisinvention relates .to apparatus for appl'ying'a'coating'o paint or other liquid pre-serving material to 'fence wiresfto protect thesame'from'the deleterious effects of eX- posure to the elements;"and` more 'particularly an apparatus 'of this kind which operatesvon thel wires without` removing them from 'their supports. The apparatus oper#4 ates by being carried along aA wire,V the paint orv other protective coating material being automaticallyapplied.

`The inventionlias for 'itsobjeet-to pro-Y videA alsiniple, Yelic'ient and easily controlled apparatus of the kind stated, and to this end itwconsists in :a novel combination and arL rangement of pvrts tobe' hereinafter de- 1 scribed" arid lclaimed.

In order that `the invention maybe better. understood, Vreference is had to vthe accoinpa'nying` c lrawingJ forming appart of. this speciication;V andln said drawing;

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parts broken away in' both views.

eferring specifically to the drawing', the'v lbody'of the apparatusis in theforin of a rectangular receptacle 5 of` a sizeto hold? a;

suitablel quantity.v of paint or otherlv liquid coating material shown 'at' infFig: 2;l The' front and rear lwalls 7 and' :7a lof the receptacle'are rei1iforeed-by`straps 8and9, and the latter carriesa' handle 10 Vfor ,the 'hand of thetoperator; d The top of the receptaclehas a doorll hinged at 125 and" making a tight fit with the receptacle top edge toprevent the liquid from splashing out.

The front wall V7 of the receptacle carries a bracket 13 which supports a guide roller 14 for the device, adapted to ride on the wire W to be coated. The bracket 13 is twisted to form a base l5 which is riveted or otherwise secured to the strap 8 and the wall of the receptacle. In the front and rear walls of the receptacle are alined apertures 16 through which the wire `W passes. These apertures are so located that the wire passes across the inside of the receptacle above the level of the liquid 6 therein.

I j" Specification of Letters Patent.

v 2l l lwhich are in .through the." receptacle;`

Figure'l is aplan'view of the'invention of 'the shaft 23a.

' 1 .meedere-me Arrimnirsf i] brackets 18' for a shaft 19'liajv11`ig'an`operatinghandle' 20 On' thisshaft a're bevel gears 221011 v` parallel and laterally spaced shafts 23v and 23a extending horizontallyfacross thel interior'of the receptacle between the`4 frontand'.' rear walls thereof, .and supportetlbyr said; walls andthe straps shaftcarries apo'lygonal'block 24 on thel long-bristled wire brushes 26.*' The block may bei'li'eXagonal as shown orV inany other polygonal shape.A set obliquely on the blocks, butany` otherarrangement may bei followed and the twov brushjunitsl are'loc'ated'tooperate on eppoi site sides" of the 'wire W where it passes* have `their'aXesfparallel to thewire and they are rotated inoppfosite 'directions when the handle 20v is operated.' By theoblique seti ting lof the brushes 'a 'wiping' action longitudinally of `the lwire is obtained. Y i Backjof `thel brush ufnitof the sliaft''r is another" brush unit '27 carriedv by' a; sleeveQS loosely mounted on said. shzfrftfan'djobtaining' `motion throiigh 'ad' sproclretiandQchaii'i'"y orgr l other suitable driving means y29'f`ro1i'1` the 85 shaft 23a. y Thebrush unit '27 thereforefrotate's in the saniedirection 'as'thetbrush' unit n AThis'eXtra brusliunit 27` is designed' tocoat'the wire W from"`und`erl` ,n'ea'th to assure agcomplete coating ofthe' 90 Seite et" the sides. d c l d l i d The vbrushunits are positioned to dip into 'the'lioluids6` as they'rtategand Yas' the wire W passes alongl between j said' units the" 95 brushe'sfapplythe coatingthereto YIn operation7 the` apparatus is j supported on the wire by the 'rollen/14kr randby ".the operator grasping the handle 10 with onehand, leaving the other hand treeto operate the handle 100 20, and it is fed along the wire by simply pushing it along the same. To vmount the apparatus on the wire,r the door 11 must rst be swung open, after which it can be placedl to bring the wire through the apertures 16, 105

the latter being partly .in the top edge of the re^eptacle and the bottom edge of the cover.

The top of the receptacle carries two baille plates 30 positioned inthe path of the brush units to flex thebristles as they wipe across 110` said plates, and whenv the bristles clear the plates they are wsuddenly released andk Y Y `Patented Mar. 9, '1920. j ppii'eatioiij'ind'Aprii'ia 191e;Vv ser'liaifivt.v 255131226111 y mesh d. with" bevel gears VSandl 9.' Each-65 Thesevv brushes 'are' shownr 70 The brush units thefbottori'iV as welhasith'etop'and' A straighten out, whereupon the coating liquid is thrown down or splashed on the wire With force, making the coatingof the latter thorough. The brush units,l of course, are posi- Fig. 2. Y

I'claim: 1 v1. An apparatus for coating Wire strands, comprising; a re, eptacle for holdinga supply Vof liquid coating and having alined apertures in opposite sides for the passage across the interior of the receptacle of the Wire to be coated, a supporting roller ad- ,iacent to Vone of the apertures and eiigageable by the Wire, a handle on the recep tacle on the side thereof-having the other aperture, rotary brushes in the receptacle having their axes parallel to the Wire and they positioned to operate on opposite sides of the Wire, and. actuating means for the brushes. e f

2. An apparatus for coating Wire strands comprising a receptacle across the :interior of which the Wire is adapted to pass, rotary brushes in the receptacle havingr their axes parallel vto the Wire and they positioned to operate on opposite sides ofthe Wire, and actuating means for the brushes.

An apparatus for coating Wire strands comprising a receptacle across the interior ofwliich the' wire is adapted to pass, rotary. brushes in the receptacle having their axes ,parallel to the Wire and they positionedrto operate on opposite sides of the Wire, actuatingv means for the brushes, andrbaiiie plates in the receptacle positioned'in the path of the brush bristles to iieX the same and splash the coating liquid on the Wire when the bristles clear said plates.

4. An apparatus for coating Wire strands comprisingr a receptacleacross: the interior of which the Wire is adapted to pass, rotary brushes in the receptacle positioned to operate on oppositesides of the (Wire, shafts carrying` the brushes, gears on the shafts, a shaft geared to'said gears, and actuating means for the last-mentioned shaft onthe outsideof the receptacle.`

5. An apparatus for coating Wire strands comprising areceptacle across the interior of which thewire is adapted to pass, rotary f 'brushes inthe receptacle positioned to operate onfopposite sides of the Wire, shafts carrying the brushes, and '-n'ieans for rotating the shafts inopposite directions.- tioned to dip yinto the liquid V(las shown yin Y 6. An apparatus for coating wire strands comprising areceptacle across the interior of YWhich the Wire is adapted to pass, rotary brushes in tliereceptaole positioned to oper- Y ate on opposite sides of the wire, shafts carrying the brushes, bevel ,gears on the shaft, and anoperating shaft having bevel gears in mesh' With`A the first-mentioned bevel gears for rotatingthei'r shafts in opposite directions. 7. An apparatus for coating Wire strands' comprising` a receptacle across the interior` of which the .Wire is adapted'to pass, ro-

tary brushes inthereceptacle positioned to operate on opposite sides of the Wire, and turning in opposite directions, andv actuating means for thebrushes.

8. An apparatus for coating` Wire strands comprising a receptacle across the interior ofWhich the Wire is adapted to pass, rotary brushes in the receptacle positioned to operate on opposite'sides of the Wire, shafts carrying' the brushes, means for rotating: the

shafts in .oppositeV directions, and anotherV brush supported by one of theshafts and rotating in the same direction as the brush of other shaft.

9. An apparatus for coatingl Wire strands comprising a Vreceptacle across the interior of Which the Wire is adapted to pass, rotary brushes inthe receptacle positioned `to operate on opposite sidesy of the Wire, shafts vcarrying;- the brushes,. means for rotating the shafts in opposite directions, and another brush supported by one of the shafts and rotating` in the same direction as the brush of other shaft, and obtaining motion from the latter shaft.

10. An apparatus for coating Wire strands comprising a receptacle acrossV the interior of Which the Wirei is adapted to pass, Vrotary brushes in the receptacle positioned to operate on opposite sides of the` Wire, and set obliqu'ely With respect to their axes, and ac tuating means for the brushes.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature. l WILLIAM H. RIECHERS.V 

